Roger Powell: 6 books

The current Prince of Wales, our future King, has married his mistress and she will become, barring an accident, our next Queen Consort. This is a unique situation and one that is unlikely to be repeated. Of course, only seventy years ago, his great uncle was in a not dissimilar predicament which...

Since 1066 when William the Conqueror took the throne, English and Scottish kings have sired at least 150 children out of wedlock. Many were acknowledged at court and founded dynasties of their own; several of today's dukedoms are descended from them. Others were only acknowledged grudgingly or not...

Imagine if you were able to tune up your body when it felt sluggish and unresponsive and maintain it generally the way you do your car. Your body and your car function similarly in that they need air, fuel, and spark. There is one other thing that they should have in common, and that is maintenance....

"The Idea of a Human Rights Museum" is the first book to examine the formation of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and to situate the museum within the context of the international proliferation of such institutions. Sixteen essays consider the wider political, cultural and architectural...

This book deals with the purpose of mans existence. It gives valid answers to some very important questions. Is there a God that created the universe and the earth including mankind? Does that God have a purpose for creating the human race? If so what is that purpose? Does God reveal it to man, or...

Field naturalists have observed the activities of weasels for centuries. Their descriptions were often accurate but sometimes misinterpreted the animals' behaviors and underlying explanations for those behaviors. "Organized natural history" became one of the roots of the science of ecology in the...